🚨 🇨🇴 Urgent Updates on Colombia are now available.
Latest on violence, displacement, and attacks on defenders. Read the full update. 👇 wola.org/2026/01/colo...
#Colombia #HumanRights
📅 One year into Trump's second term, #LatinAmerica has become a priority ... but not for the better.
🎙️ WOLA experts discuss democracy rollbacks, aid cuts & military strikes in the latest Latin America Today. 👇
www.wola.org/multimedia/a...
🇻🇪 Venezuelan & international civil society released TEN URGENT DEMANDS for democratic transition. Read them in the full statement here. 👇
wola.org/2026/01/vene...
#humanrights #Venezuela #democratictransition
🇻🇪 Organizaciones nacionales y internacionales de DDHH presenta DECÁLOGO para transición democrática:
✊ Liberar presos políticos
🚫 Derogar leyes represivas
🛡️ Proteger defensores ... & mas ...
Lee más: wola.org/es/2026/01/d...
#Venezuela
🎥 Mira nuestro último episodio del podcast donde nuestros expertos analizan un año de la administración Trump y su impacto en América Latina.
📺 ¡VIDEO completo ya está disponible con subtítulos en español!👇 youtube.com/watch?v=qeUY...
#DerechosHumanos
🎙️ Have you listened to the latest episode of Latin America Today?
Watch the full episode with Spanish subtitles or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#humanrights #latinamerica #trump #migration #democracy #foreignpolicy
Do not miss this podcast episode with my @wola-org.bsky.social colleagues Laura Dib and Carolina Jiménez. On the #Venezuela situation of course. We’ll keep them coming.
www.wola.org/multimedia/a...
In the latest @wola-org.bsky.social Border Update:
The U.S. military operation to extract Nicolás Maduro has changed little for Venezuelan migrants. Updates about smuggling and stranded migrants in Mexico. Updates about new border barriers.
www.wola.org/2026/01/u-s-...
From @wola-org.bsky.social:
The Trump administration has not ruled out having military “boots on the ground” in Venezuela.
What would that entail? Shouldn’t Congress have a say? That’s what the War Powers Resolution, up for a Senate vote this week, is all about. 🧵
(1/12)
Congress should reassert its war powers and demand accountability. In this uncertain context, it must be a priority to protect civilians, respect their right to protest, and unconditionally release political prisoners.
These actions set a dangerous precedent for the region and revive gunboat diplomacy. WOLA calls for an end to unilateral U.S. actions and support for a negotiated, democratic transition.
This strike follows a troubling pattern. Since Sept. 2025, WOLA has denounced 32 U.S. military attacks in the region and at least 115 deaths, which amount to extrajudicial killings and unjustified unilateral use of force.
Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly for democratic change in July 2024—yet their will was ignored, followed by increased repression, and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
WOLA has long condemned Maduro’s authoritarian abuses while advocating for a U.S. policy grounded in human rights and democracy.
These actions were taken without Congressional authorization and violate U.S. constitutional limits and international law. Read WOLA’s full statement here: www.wola.org/2026/01/mili...
🚨 After months of military buildup, on Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. forces carried out strikes in #Venezuela and President Trump announced the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. Casualties remain unknown. 🧵
From @wola-org.bsky.social: "Venezuelans deserve a peaceful transition to democracy and respect for their fundamental rights. Nonetheless, unilateral U.S. military action, in violation of standards that have guided the international order for nearly a century, is reckless and dangerous."
🎙️ Introducing Democracy &—WOLA's new podcast.
In each episode, we explore democracy through different lenses with political figures from across the Americas.
Episode 1 featuring: 🇬🇹 President Bernardo Arévalo is now live!
🔗 Listen and learn more: wola.org/about-us/pod...
🇧🇷 WOLA y otras organizaciones internacionales condenamos la masacre del 28 de octubre en Río de Janeiro, #Brasil . La “Operación Contención” expone la violencia estructural y el racismo de la política de seguridad del estado.
📄 t.co/j9iwasfPwI
🏆 "Having seen WOLA's publications as a beacon of hope as a student, I'm even more proud to work alongside WOLA in my work as US Senator," - Senator Tim Kaine, WOLA's 2025 Human Rights Award recipient.
📺 Watch his full acceptance video: youtu.be/9c4R5XaUyFM
🚨 Event next week 🚨
📅 Wednesday, November 5, 2025
⏰ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
🎧 English with Spanish translation
🔗 Register now: wola.org/events/uncha...
🚨 Aguas desconocidas: la acción militar de estadounidense en el Caribe
📅 Miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2025
📍Híbrido: 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC o en línea
🎧 Inglés con traducción al español us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🏆 Our tribute to MOVIR, our 2025 Human Rights Award recipients. 🇸🇻
Despite severe repression in #ElSalvador, they demand truth & justice for those arbitrarily detained under the #stateofexception. Their work reminds us why we do what we do.👇
youtu.be/l_ml72fwoVU
This week's @wola-org.bsky.social Border Update has a lot of charts.
Fiscal 2025 data show a big drop in migration but a rise since July. Border Patrol agents will replace ICE officials in a purge. Updates about cybersecurity and civil liberties, and human rights issues in Chicago and elsewhere.
🎙️ New podcast: “Piercing the Propaganda Bubble in #ElSalvador.”
WOLA's @adamisacson.com talks with Dr. Ricardo Valencia about how Bukele’s popularity depends on a fragile propaganda machine—and why cracks are beginning to show.
🎧 wola.org/multimedia/p...
#HumanRightsAwardsMonth
🚨 🇸🇻 Con una audiencia clave próxima, hacemos un llamado: los defensores de DDHH no deben ser criminalizados.
El Salvador debe garantizar las garantías procesales plenas de Alejandro Henríquez y José Ángel Pérez.
Lee nuestra declaración 👉 www.wola.org/es/2025/10/d...
The attacks in Southcom's area of operations dishonor what former commanders dedicated their careers to upholding: a democratic, rules-based order, the well-being of the personnel they command, and the US Constitution's supremacy.
It would be good to hear from them now. (5/5)
We won't name names, but the list of former commanders is at bit.ly/4ndBdpD.
We know it is unusual for former senior officers to comment on current military issues. But these are not normal times, as Adm. Holsey's abrupt resignation makes clear. (4/5)
US assets are directly violating human rights and US laws governing war powers and who is a "combatant." These former commanders should be troubled by the illegal attacks happening right now. (3/5)
@WOLA_org has had respectful, productive contact with nearly all former commanders. While its human rights record has never been perfect, @Southcom has done more than other commands, including a 30-year-old Human Rights Initiative and outreach to experts and advocates. (2/5)
